Handling

[gav]

My GTIR doesnt handle as good as i thought it would. Loys of understear.
Its got Nismo shocks & springs with brand new toyo proxis tyres.
I read all bout the whiteline gear but am a bit confused if i need to buy the whole kit or just the camber bolts. Any imfo a real help as i got to beat my mates scooby round donnington in a few months. :?:

 

[skiddusmarkus]

How much do you want to spend?

 

[ShayneG]

The whole kits best mate

 

[kyepan]

do a search for bump steer kit, that will sort 70% of your handelling out.

 

[AZ STE]

The whiteline kit is just the start of it :shock:

 

[stevepudney]

The best and the cheaper way of making your R' handle is to go out and buy or make a Caterham 7 and when driving it imagine your driving your Pulsar. :?

 

[samellio]

stevepudney- :lol: :lol: :lol:
I really know what you mean but although a standard r will eat its tyres it'll still keep up with most round a track.. (thing is most r's are so old all the bushes etc are fooked so that's why they don't handle)

Gav,
In answer to your question:
I have learnt the cheapest and quickest way to make your car handle is to take it to a specialist suspension/rally prep place and get them to check everything is right in the first place. Then ask them what you should do to make it hand;e better and explain to them how you use the car... Chances are you'll need to replace a lot of your standard stuffas it's old.. If that's the case no probs as you can get everything(modded) pretty cheap
I wish i'd done this
Cheers,
Sam

 

[gav]

Thanks for all the replys. Been a great help bar the caterham 7 part. Menace to real track day drivers.

 

[stevepudney]

I was actually only joking, I'd much prefer driving around in my Pulsar than a windswept, flies in your teeth Caterham.

 

[Nad]

The motorsport place will also set it up to ur driving style. Some understeer can be cut out that way by changing how u use set up the car thru the corner, higher smoother entry speed with ur foot off the throttle and then power out may help so u havent got to apply power why turning. Another point to check is ur diffs, they maybe damaged.

Just with different shocks and an alignment check I never got understeer out of mine with 17's and Goodyear F1's.

Nad

 

[jonesgti_r]

Front and rear strut brace would be a start and the bumpsteer it is another good investment

 

[Keira]

I never got understeer out of mine with 17's and Goodyear F1's.

Nad

thats cos you never drove it long enough to push it to its limits

 

[Nad]

I never got understeer out of mine with 17's and Goodyear F1's.

Nad

thats cos you never drove it long enough to push it to its limits

1 second is all u need to get the thing sideways

Nad

 

[kevgti-r]

I never got understeer out of mine with 17's and Goodyear F1's.

Nad

thats cos you never drove it long enough to push it to its limits

1 second is all u need to get the thing sideways

Nad

but yours wasnt on the road that long :lol: :lol: